Modi’s inability to critically think matters is satanic revenge from hell

There is no balance of wisdom in PM Narendra Modi. Either he is facilely imitating for the physical appearance of Swami Vivekanand to celebrate...

Can Police reforms justify the Use of force by the police?

The tone of official/semi-official literature on police reforms in Pakistan shows that it caters to two types of reforms: ‘policy’ and ‘service delivery’. While...

Is there any glimmer of hope for the Dalit in India?

On India’s Republic Day, some farmers climbed up ramparts of the Red Fort and hoisted the Khalsa flag. Some BJP workers took the opportunity to label...

Op-ed: Gujarat and India under Modi missed critical thinking

Vibes are good and bad points that you sense around a person in a place. But critical thinking is not to blame where the...

Islamophobia: A fungible prop for Muslim religious soft power

Think the Muslim world is united in opposing Islamophobia? Think twice. Rising anti-Muslim sentiment in countries like China, Myanmar, and India as well as the...

How did the farmers’ protests turn into an oppressed peoples’ Movement in India

Police baton charge and water torrents on elderly farmers, besides inclement weather, sometimes become freezing. Farmers’ local and diaspora sympathizers flooded them with food,...

OXFAM report reveals it took one pandemic to expose all flaws

 Was it a mere coincidence, a well-thought-out analysis, or the power of imagination that made Prime Minister Imran Khan announce 100% Universal health coverage...

Is Biden Submitting To The Pentagon’s Anti-Chinese Containment Strategy?

The future of Chinese-American relations remains bleak despite President Biden’s inauguration a week ago and the high hopes that many had for a detente of sorts...

Black and white inquiry part of the new bureaucratic reforms

Development on reforms in Bureaucracy aiming at a depoliticized and corruption-free bureaucratic structure would be discussed later on. Before that, it is pertinent to...

Iranians move into front line of the Middle East’s quest for religious change

A recent online survey by scholars at two Dutch universities of Iranian attitudes towards religion has revealed a stunning rejection of state-imposed adherence to conservative religious...

Op-ed: Pakistan’s economic malaise, is there any will to tackle it?

Pakistan’s economy is, currently, faced with myriad problems.  These problems have been compounded by inconsistent and erratic economic policies followed during democratic and praetorian...

Op-ed: To NRO or not to NRO

“I am willing to negotiate on everything with you but there is one thing I will never negotiate on, Safety!” This was Alcoa’s new...